Thread: Does anyone have any info on this vehicle, please?

Seems the bug has bitten quite badly over your way John !!

some years ago i put a 4.1 crossflow falcon and C4 auto in a S2a stationwagon on gas - with 3.5 diffs it went very well. buy did tend to run warm at times. was originally a 2.6 6 cyl

i wrote to ACT rego before i started and they replied that no special engineers report was required due to engine not being greater than 1.5 times original.

it was still an exercise with several visits to Dickson.

trust this helps

would it make it to Birdsville ?

Peter M

as for fuel i assume the tanks under the front seats with 15 gallons each would keep it on the road a few more kilometres

Peter M

Originally Posted by series2110

Seems the bug has bitten quite badly over your way John !!

some years ago i put a 4.1 crossflow falcon and C4 auto in a S2a stationwagon on gas - with 3.5 diffs it went very well. buy did tend to run warm at times. was originally a 2.6 6 cyl

i wrote to ACT rego before i started and they replied that no special engineers report was required due to engine not being greater than 1.5 times original.

it was still an exercise with several visits to Dickson.

trust this helps

would it make it to Birdsville ?

Peter M

Hi Peter

I have had this one in my sights since last November - just waiting for the right price

Nah - neither of my Series vehicles will be in the running for that, I'm afraid. They would probably do OK on the breakfast runs (if it wasn't a big trip) and the Show and Tell day though.

Originally Posted by series2110

as for fuel i assume the tanks under the front seats with 15 gallons each would keep it on the road a few more kilometres

Peter M

They would be add-ons, right?

Originally Posted by series2110

Seems the bug has bitten quite badly over your way John !!

some years ago i put a 4.1 crossflow falcon and C4 auto in a S2a stationwagon on gas - with 3.5 diffs it went very well. buy did tend to run warm at times. was originally a 2.6 6 cyl

i wrote to ACT rego before i started and they replied that no special engineers report was required due to engine not being greater than 1.5 times original.

it was still an exercise with several visits to Dickson.

trust this helps

would it make it to Birdsville ?

Peter M

Hang on

If the original was 2.6 then 1.5 times that lets you go to 3.9

You had a 4.1 and the 253 is 4.2

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hmmm

Originally Posted by series2110

as for fuel i assume the tanks under the front seats with 15 gallons each would keep it on the road a few more kilometres

Peter M

Originally Posted by drifter

They would be add-ons, right?

A non station wagon tank is fitted under the drivers seat. A second one could be fitted under the passanger seat, but the problem would be the fillers. They are normally behind the front doors and you have back doors behind your front doors .

Thanks, yeah, I was aware of that from when I did the rebuild of the other one in my signature.

I can see why long range tanks became popular

2 things - yes i could have put in up to a 3.9 - or over that if i wanted the engineer hassles

fuel tanks - you could use tanks with the fillercaps on the tanks - which is what i have in my S2

normal filler with a 15 gallon tank on the RHS and 10 gallon and cap on tank under the left side - i had to remove a battery box that was fitted there - and on the RHS i need to relocate an outrigger to fit the larger tank

No regretts though

Peter M